Subframe removal

[Tjninny 10]

Hi,

I've removed both front wings, slam panel, crossmember and rad support to clean/paint and just wondered if I go one step further and remove my subframe, will the engine be ok supported by a beam across the wings? ie all the weight will be on the inner wings only.

Cheers.

[Sean_Jaymo 0]

Yeah it'll be fine. I take it you want to use one of those cross engine bay lifts?

[KIPVW 0]

Yep did just this but left the wings in situ when i removed my vr subframe last year.

 

Also wont do any harm to rest the engine on a few blocks too.

[VAG-hag 0]

Kip did you not have the front X member in place though?

[KIPVW 0]

Cant remember :lol:

 

I dont think so as it was all taken off to be coated so must have been off at the same time.

[Jim Bowen 1]

I did mine with front bit in place. So still on the front mount. Then swapped and did the front with sub frame back on.

 

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Also found it really easy for the beam holding the engine to slip off the wings. Which it did do a few times.

[Tjninny 10]

Thanks for the info everybody - I think I'll play it safe and remove subframe with crossmember put back on.

[kevin55 10]

i think you have done well one of my friend also want to do like that i will advise him to remove the subframe. thanks for your information.